10-12-14, 09:00 PM
Hey Shelley, firstly welcome to the forum and well done on passing the Mod2. Obviously the usual shpeel that now the learning begins..bla bla
& it sounds like you are talking about the original fazer, the little FZS600 which is a great bike. Something must be drawing you to it to even ask the question.
You say that you've been around bikes a long time but have you been riding them long? As you become more proficient and relaxed on the roads then you will begin to put a lighter touch on the bars as when starting off it is all to easy to wrestle the bars and to get tense and then get the stiff neck. Obviously you wouldnt want a sporty bike that was tipping you forward but with time on any bike your neck will get less strain as you become more relaxed........proper countersteering and a light grip on the bars as if holding a bird without crushing it........easier said than done mind sometimes.
You can get jack up kits (2 metal bars called dog bones) cheaply which raise the rear a bit and it does make the general riding position ,more comfy i think but at the same time it might tip you forward which you dont want.
There must be something out there that could lower the pegs but i wouldnt want them any lower for the corners as youll end up digging holes in the road with the pegs........someone on here was talking about cheap kits for sports bikes that lower the pegs but i havent heard of anyone getting it for the FZS600.
Some different bars like Renthal handlebars could help.....as could handlebar risers which are cheap.
No doubt someone else will be along to help more.
Bes of luck. 8)
& it sounds like you are talking about the original fazer, the little FZS600 which is a great bike. Something must be drawing you to it to even ask the question.
You say that you've been around bikes a long time but have you been riding them long? As you become more proficient and relaxed on the roads then you will begin to put a lighter touch on the bars as when starting off it is all to easy to wrestle the bars and to get tense and then get the stiff neck. Obviously you wouldnt want a sporty bike that was tipping you forward but with time on any bike your neck will get less strain as you become more relaxed........proper countersteering and a light grip on the bars as if holding a bird without crushing it........easier said than done mind sometimes.
You can get jack up kits (2 metal bars called dog bones) cheaply which raise the rear a bit and it does make the general riding position ,more comfy i think but at the same time it might tip you forward which you dont want.
There must be something out there that could lower the pegs but i wouldnt want them any lower for the corners as youll end up digging holes in the road with the pegs........someone on here was talking about cheap kits for sports bikes that lower the pegs but i havent heard of anyone getting it for the FZS600.
Some different bars like Renthal handlebars could help.....as could handlebar risers which are cheap.
No doubt someone else will be along to help more.
Bes of luck. 8)
Easiest way to go fast........don't buy a blue bike